Acomiccelebrationofdreamersandtheirdreams,LIVINGINOBLIVIONisthesecondfilmwrittenanddirectedbyTomDiCilloWithatonethatteeterssomewherebetweenKafkaandtheMarxBrothers,itchroniclesthehilariousmisadventuresofagroupofpeoplewhohavejoinedtogethertoaccomplishoneofthemostdifficultgoalsimaginablethemakingofalowbudgetindependentfilmWithaninnovativeandsurprisingstructurethatshiftsfluidlybetweenthemoviebeingmadeandthosemakingit,thefilmoffersarareandaccurateifcomicallyheightenedlookbehindthescenes,withthepeoplewhomakethescenesHowtheymakethemandthefactthattheymanagetomakethematalliswhatLIVINGINOBLIVIONisallabout StarringSteveBuscemiasdirectorNickReve,LIVINGINOBLIVIONhighlightsadayonthesetofNick'sfilmwhereeverythingthatcouldpossiblygowrong,actuallydoesStrugglingagainsteverescalatingoddstomaintainhisintegrityandhissanity,Nickisbothhelpedandhinderedbyhisbumbling,ifwellintentionedcrew,headedbyhiscinematographerWolfDermotMulroney,acameramanwhoseleathergearsuggeststhatheismoreinspiredbyBillyIdolthanSvenNykvist;aleadinglady,NicoleCatherineKeener,atalentedbutneuroticactresswhoisinvolvedinaromanceandarivalrywithherleadingman,ChadPalominoJamesLeGros;anironwilledassistantdirector,WandaDanielleVonZerneck;and,forthefirsttimeeveronscreen,aGaffer
